Motor Cycle Body Jump

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2192A
Date Released
10 Jun 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Cycle Body Jump. DESCRIPTION: They’re not kidding about it being a man’s life in the army. Major Tom Gledhill breaks the world’s body jump record with a spectacular leap over 41 of his fellow officers. SHOTLIST: GV army motor cycles riding around green. SV ditto pan. CU Major Tom Gledhill on bike. SV sign. GV men run up to take places. 3 SVs pan along line of men, revving up, pan line of men behind ramp. SCU man lowers head (end man). GV pan up line of men. SCU Gledhill. CU hand revs throttle. SV pan starts off. GV speeds towards, takes off & lands. GV crowd. GV same stunt again. BV as he rides off. CU Major.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Stunts; Military
Locations
Woolwich; United Kingdom
Card file number
97144
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Motor Cycle Body Jump', British Movietone News Issue No. 2192A, 10 Jun 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28879 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)